Good eats and great company for a relaxed Sunday lunch at Renee’s Kitchenette & Grill in Woodside today.
We were more circumspect / controlled in our ordering than we usually are, as in, the dishes were pretty much wiped clean 
My favorite dish by far was the grilled housemade longanisa sausage (that plus the bbq sauce on it), with the lumpiang shanghai the runner-up. I also enjoyed the glass noodles, though they were a bit different than I had expected.
Everything else was tasty and homestyle. The beef stew was reminiscent of a comforting pot roast, the chicken adobo was simple and not as vinegary as other versions I’ve eaten, the green beans and squash were more gently flavored than I expected given shrimp paste listed prominently in the description. The only dish I didn’t enjoy was the pork sisig, where the flavor of the liver overwhelmed anything else to my palate.
The atmosphere and the service bears mention as well. They were kind, patient, and did not rush our leisurely lunch despite it being a full room with a few folks waiting throughout (as in, we had to go ask for our check and return it even). Everyone else there appeared to be Filipino, out with their families for their normal Sunday meal, with a mix of stews, skewers, and homey dishes like spaghetti where there were kids.
I’ll have to go back for the bbq skewers we were stalking at the next table 
– that poor couple 
– Lumpiang Shanghai
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– Fish Balls
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– Fried Sardines
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– Grilled Bbq Longanisa
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– Sizzling Sisig Special (Spicy): sizzling plate of pork parts
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– Sotanghon Guisado: sauteed glass noodles w/ chicken, pork, shrimp & vegetables
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– Beef Kaldareta: beef stew
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– Chicken Adobo: chicken in garlic, vinegar & soy sauce
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– Ginataang Sitaw at Kalabasa (mild): sauteed shrimp & pork w/ string beans & squash in salted shrimp paste with coconut milk
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– Garlic Rice: side with everything
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